Room-Size Particle Accelerators Go Commercial

[BeTheGoddess]

Remember when we were told that computers will become so big and expensive that...
 

Particle accelerators are usually huge structures—think of the 3.2-km-long SLAC National Accelerator Lab in Stanford, California. But scientists have been hard at work trying to shrink these accelerators down by using lasers to perform the accelerating. These particle accelerators would be the size of single room, and cost much less as well. Now, a startup says its laser-powered accelerator, the first commercial version of such a device, has successfully accelerated a beam of electrons. These could first see use in radiation tests of electronics designed for satellites and spacecraft.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/plasma-wakefield-acceleration

What games could you port for it?

I am a luddite as I can see no use to havig one in everyone's pocket... like those massive expensive computers we call smartphones.

[David64]

They never come out with something REALLY cool.

I'm saving up for a Mr Fusion and a Red Ryder BB gun with a compass in the stock.

[Maxmars]

Particle accelerators are permanent features in many hospitals and really aren't so huge as machines originally designed for high energy research.

[UltraBudgie]

Interesting trivia: Back in the 1900s, Boomers used to stream a primitive form of television, using a phosphorous-coated glass plate placed in front of an electron-beam particle accelerator. The data down-link was provided by dual dipole elements known as "rabbit ears".

[BeyondKnowledge]

Interesting trivia: Back in the 1900s, Boomers used to stream a primitive form of television, using a phosphorous-coated glass plate placed in front of an electron-beam particle accelerator. The data down-link was provided by dual dipole elements known as "rabbit ears".

Rabbit ears are not duel dipole antannas. Duel dipole antannas would have to have four active elements. Dipole means two poles.

Rabbit ears are just adjustable dipole antanna used indoors and usually on a stand on top of the TV set cabinet or snapped into a hole on top for the plastic cabinet portables.

The use of aluminum foil for optimizing reception and placement of said material is optional.

[UltraBudgie]

Rabbit ears are not duel dipole antannas. Duel dipole antannas would have to have four active elements. Dipole means two poles.

Thank you!

They even used something similar for their podcasts, without the particle accelerator and with an even more primitive antenna system. It's amazing what our forebearers were able to accomplish!

[Maxmars]

I remember my radio propagation theory...

And yup... a rock tethered  to a wire, thrown over tree branch is actually an antenna.

Particle acceleration tech is getting more 'material' sciency' now...

Soon you'll be able to have an MRI at home...

[BeyondKnowledge]

I remember my radio propagation theory...

And yup... a rock tethered  to a wire, thrown over tree branch is actually an antenna.

Particle acceleration tech is getting more 'material' sciency' now...

Soon you'll be able to have an MRI at home...

The simplest amtanna is a nail driven into a tree with a leed wire attached. You do need an antanna tuner though. 

Funny how we spent years staring into those particle accelerators pointing right at us.

[Encia22]

Interesting trivia: Back in the 1900s, Boomers used to stream a primitive form of television, using a phosphorous-coated glass plate placed in front of an electron-beam particle accelerator. The data down-link was provided by dual dipole elements known as "rabbit ears".

Sorry, it's too late, too many beers, and five minutes with Photoshop... that's how I remember tuning into TV channels... not butt naked, but close.
 

I know, I know... I'll send myself a warning tomorrow for this off-topic post.

[chr0naut]

They use a small electronic valve with various rare elements to produce fast neutrons - Pulsed Neutron Generators (PNG's) - tiny neutron particle accellerators you could hold in your hand.

Also, an electron beam is mostly massless, so having them spray at us isn't really a problem. What was a problem were the X-Rays, especially in the early days and where the CRT was able to vibrate. Remember the "Don't sit so close to the screen" warnings in the days before we all did so, with old computer monitors.